Thank you for the kind words @erh.germany. I do my best to be attentive, as it's the respectful thing to do, and it's generally pretty obvious when a person only skims a post. I don't judge people harshly for it, but with some people who obviously only skim over mine, I might find myself doing the same with them at times so I have more time for people like you :D
You know Schogetten! HaHa, that's really extraordinary, I remember eating that kind of chocolate as a child. Is it still sold in individual pieces in the packaging? I thought that brand itself was a thing of the past.
Yes! We have them in a grocery store here called Aldi's, (German owned supermarket chain founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 which originated as a store their mother owned in Essen.) I also love the Knoppers.. Sooo addicting :P
They are individuals like you mentioned, and my favorites are the dark chocolate, albeit they are all pretty good!
So you repair broken appliances? Chapeaux! I have every respect for that, every piece that is revived and put into service has its own story to tell. I love old radios and had one in my youth room for a long time. The speakers had excellent sound and the solid wooden body and thick control knobs made it almost indestructible.
I am no pro at it, just a troubleshooter and can identify certain problem areas and heat up a soldering iron :D
This was probably due to my perceptive grandmother who bought me electronic kits as a child after I fixed a battery powered ornament for her, which led to building ham radios in my early teens.
I suppose hillbilly was more of a not very friendly term for men who worked in logging companies and returned home dirty and exhausted after their work was done in their check shirts.
I'm sure it was derogatory, as with many terms, so we just have to figure out ways to remove the stigmas. Like being half Irish and half Italian, my sister figured out that no one would be offended if we called ourselves McGuinea's because most would just say "huh?" :D
I haven't played around with many hairstyles no. I kept it short in my younger years in the military, and afterwards let it grow out and have pretty curly thick hair that doesn't grow much past my shoulders. If brush it after it dries, it will poof out, otherwise it ringlets up, and sometimes I wear it in a ponytail. I wouldn't be opposed to a woman experimenting on my hair though, I just never find much interest in doing it myself lol.
It's great you took the time to do this with your mother as well as keeping it documented for reference. A summary sounds like a cool idea, I'm sure people would read it ;)
Much of my family history was lost through immigration to America. The Italian side even changed their last name entirely to protect their family members who were still residing in their homeland, and through some extensive research my sister did through Ancestry, discovered that we also have Sicilian relatives who she was able to contact. They knew all about us, despite us not knowing about them. Really wild.
The Irish side dropped an O' to become more Americanized, and she traced back to some English royalty in our family as well.
Hopefully I'll be able to acquire some of her documented research eventually. Unfortunately there's some barriers with that right now, family doesn't always get along of course. :/
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Sincerely!
Thanks again, and likewise! You're such a kind person and I enjoy our conversations. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your amazingness!
I agree with you, it is not always possible to engage with a post or comment with the quality and intensity. The chemistry has to be right, right? And the topic needs to be something you can relate to. For example, I am not at all familiar with your speciality of hemp plant cultivation and could say little about it. I can, however, say something about mind-expanding substances, perhaps you will find this edifying and entertaining, woven into a story:)
HaHa, thanks for the Schogetten photo, I'm trying to eat less sweets at the moment, but it's difficult.
Wild indeed. Is your sister still staying in touch with them through the Internet? Was there ever a plan to visit each other? ... Oh, do you mean through this recent one and a half years that you lost contact to your sister? A difficult topic, so many people and also families had an impact within their relationships, it's a shame. I stopped talking about it at all, time must heal some wounds, which it will. Though it is uncertain if the relationships will be ever the same again. As with all happenings there is something to be learned from, I think. My world shrank significantly though, and I try to cope to the situation as best as I can.
LOL, Mister from the McGuineas, I am happy to become acquainted to you!